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Arsenopyrite from
Subalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Arsenopyrite

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Subalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707351
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707351:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDel Prete Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPuricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘMadonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘCannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘMotto Piombino Mine, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘMonte Falò, Coiromonte, Armeno, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Capponi Fulvio piero collection
Gentile, P., Guastoni, A., Vergani, F., Molinari, S., Nestola, F. (2023): Cuasso al Monte (VA). Novità mineralogiche dai greisen delle cave di porfido quarzifero. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 47, 256-272.
Biffi P., Sbacchi M., Sinelli E., (2004): Gli arseniati di Cava del Prete e altre novità mineralogiche dal granofiro di Cuasso al Monte (Varese). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 28, 4 (4-2004), 232-239.
 
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